nun pshutah
I found this parshah I put aside months ago with a nun pshutah I wasn't sure how to deal with. Shailos tinok or possul?
Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz clarifies his position on Ksav Chabad (and my final thoughts)
Last week I posted some thoughts in response to a public lecture given by Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz regarding Ksav Chabad (the Alter Rebbe's ksav). I felt he did not represent the issue fairly, and since I had received questions about it from a number of people I felt it made sense to write a general response. After I posted my response on this forum, Rabbi Mendlowitz reached out to me by email and we ended up having a respectful and productive email exchange regarding the relevant issues surrounding Ksav Chabad. His position is a lot clearer to me now, and I think he also took certain things on board that I clarified with him. The purpose of the Stam Forum (at least back in it's heyday before all the whats app groups took over) was to connect sofrim from around the world, to promote achdus and build bridges, as well as to offer support and advice. In that spirit, I felt I should write a follow up post, to clarify some of the issues and misconception...
TINOK OR KOSHER.SEE MORDCHAI MENUCHOS תתקנג questions the r"t that tet is made of pey and nun sofit- and explains that if zein is "a bit longer" its a kosher nun sofit.
ReplyDeleteThe gug is a lot thicker than the other letters. And the letter starts much lower down under the sirtut than the other letters. therefore the fact that it extends la bit lower down is not necessarily a rayeh
ReplyDeleteIs it possible that if it was SUPPOSED to be a Zayin, that it would be OK?
ReplyDeleteWithout measuring to confirm, the regel seems to be long enough
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